Man Loses 50kg After Being Too Big For A Rollercoaster

Wilson Velasquez, lost 50kg over the course of 14 months. Here's how he's done it
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Stacey Leasca

16 Apr
2018

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In 2016, Wilson Velasquez — a self-described nerd with a Marvel figurine collection to prove it — set out for a fun-filled day at Six Flags with a few of his coworkers. But when he attempted to board one of the park’s roller coasters, he encountered a problem.

At 5’ 8’’ tall and 150 kilograms, Velasquez found out the hard way that the safety bar wouldn’t fit — so in front of his coworkers, he had to disembark the ride. The same thing happened two more times that day, on two more rides. By the end of the visit to the theme park, Velasquez had made up his mind: It was time to change everything.

A little over a year later, the 27-year-old is down more than fifty kilograms — and counting.

500 days ago (same pjs) ; lots of people ask about "loose skin" and even use that as an excuse to NOT lose weight. Loose skin is inevitable, but your body will adjust, not 100% but it will as long as the weight is dropped gradually, if you drop 30-40lbs in a month you may have lots loose skin (genetics play a roll a bit) stick to losing 1-2lbs a week to give your body time to adjust........been on a small bulk since December, gonna start cutting for this cruise in July! #100lbsdown #intermittentfasting #no6smallmeals #weightlossjourney #reddit #beforeandafterweightloss #beforeandafter #fitness #gainz #summer2018

Starting His Weight Loss Journey

“I never wanted to go to the gym. No if, ands, or buts about it. I was lazy,” Velasquez explained toMensHealth.com. “I just kept going through the motions.”

But after he faced humiliation in front of his friends, Velasquez he knew it was time to try something different — and his first step was joining Planet Fitness. The fitness facility was just three minutes from his job, so he had no excuse not to go. And when he got there, Velasquez said, he just started improvising.

“I didn't know what the hell I'm doing," he said. "I just got there and I saw all the equipment and saw the other guys just doing stuff. It's a mix of emotion when you go into a gym as a big guy."

Aug 2016, I went to Six Flags, and was told to get off the rides because I was too big for the seatbelt to close; in-front of coworkers; and it happened 3 times; probably one of the biggest wake up calls. Only 8% of people actually keep up with their New Years Resolution. Take it from someone thats still working on last years resolution, dont fucking stop. My mom always told me to "Ponte las Pilas" basically means "Get your shit together". Words I live by. Get your shit together and go grind; it wont happen overnight, it wont just magically come; go out and get it. #pontelaspilas #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #100lbsdown #intermittentfasting

Changing His Diet

Soon after, people started noticing his weight loss and the compliments started pouring in. He gradually started eating more thoughtfully and healthfully, eliminating foods like french fries from his diet. He also began counting his calories.

“I started watching a lot of YouTube videos to educate myself,” Velasquez explained of his newfound love of nutritional science. He proceeded to lose another 15 kilograms, and the weight continued to flow off.

About a year ago, Here I've already lost like 20-30lbs; sometimes it does get rough and may seem impossible at times; but keep that constant reminder in your head "What if I don't stop" the end result may surprise you. You gotta want it. BAD. #tbt #intermittentfasting #100lbsdown #weightloss #weightlossjourney #beforeandafter #gainz #keepgoing #motivated #summer2018 #nyg

Over Fifty Kilograms Down — and Counting

Now, fourteen months after Velasquez couldn’t fit into that roller coaster, he’s lost an astonishing 50kg, showed off hisepic transformation on Reddit, and said that he’s still going strong on his weight loss journey.

These days Velasquez hits the gym six days a week, working two muscle groups per visit. On those six days, he also goes home and jogs 5km tokeep up his heart health.